2026 Faith in Detroit Writing Workshop

Schedule

Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm

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Location

Christ Church Cranbrook | Bloomfield Hills, MI

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A free workshop to grow writing skills and share your story of faith, hosted by Oakland University and Christ Church Cranbrook.
About this Event

Be a part of the first annual Summer Writing Workshop of the Faith in Detroit Initiative, hosted at Christ Church Cranbrook and created by the Center for Public Humanities at Oakland University and Christ Church Cranbrook.

The Workshop will feature generative sessions, panels, and keynote speaker Emily Bernard. The Faith in Detroit journal and workshop is directed by Kathy Pfeiffer. Other panelists include Mark Stryker, Billy Mark, William Danaher and Susan McCarty. Hosted on the beautiful campus of Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, all sessions are free and open to all.

The workshop runs from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon. Attend the whole workshop or pick the days you wish to attend. Please indicate which days so we can get a count for the lunch.

The workshop and meals are free and paid for by Christ Church Cranbrook.


Thursday, June 11

πŸ•‘: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Welcome and Keynote with Emily Bernard
Friday, June 12

πŸ•‘: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Craft Talk and Q & A with Emily Bernard
πŸ•‘: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Theology of Renewal with Fr. William Danaher
πŸ•‘: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch/ Book Sales with 27th Letter Books
πŸ•‘: 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Workshop 1 with Billy Mark
πŸ•‘: 02:45 PM - 03:30 PM
Roundtable with Faith in Detroit Journal editorial board
Saturday, June 13

πŸ•‘: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Workshop 2 with Susan McCarty
πŸ•‘: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshop 3 with Mark Stryker
πŸ•‘: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch/ Book Sales with 27th Letter Books
πŸ•‘: 01:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Panel Discussion on Revision and Q & A

Info: Panelists offer their best practical advice for revising, with Q & A. Susan McCarty, Billy Marks, Mark Stryker, Brandon Grafius; Kathy moderates


Sunday, June 14

πŸ•‘: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Participant reading

Info: All attendents and Christ Church Cranbrook are invited to read a brief selection of their writing, or of writing that inspires them.


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Christ Church Cranbrook, 470 Church Road, Bloomfield Hills, United States

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